Indian mahogany

English

Noun

Indian mahogany (uncountable)

1. Any tree or the wood from two species of trees in the family Meliaceae:
   1. Toona ciliata, native from southern Asia to Australia; also known as toon, Australian redcedar, or Indian cedar
   2. Chukrasia velutina, native to southern Asia and Indochina; also known as bastard cedar, Chittagong wood, Burmese almondwood, Jamaica cedar

See also

• Swietenia mahagoni, native to Florida to the Caribbean; a true mahogany, also known as West Indian mahogany or West Indies mahogany
• Pterocarpus dalbergioides, endemic to India; also known as East Indian mahogany, Andaman padauk, or Andaman redwood

References

• Indian mahogany on Wikipedia.Wikipedia